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Supporting the Adult Protective Services Workforce

Author(s): 

Timothy Bates and Susan Chapman

Date: 
February 2, 2020

An estimated one in ten adults over the age of 60 suffers some form of elder abuse. A key component of addressing ongoing elder abuse and the likelihood that its prevalence will increase as a result of a rapidly growing older adult population is the network of local and state agencies that form the country’s system of community adult protective services. Support for this workforce should be a public health priority.